Meet the presenters

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Bee Gehman

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Bee Gehman, M.Ed. in Human Sexuality Education, Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE), CDI, founder of jooux, the Deaf Sexual Wellness Center, is an AASECT certified sexuality educator with over a decade of experience in providing inclusive sexual health services, professional training, and comprehensive education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. Bee has worked as the Communication Access Coordinator and a Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) at M Health Fairview. As a passionate advocate, Bee is dedicated to eliminating disparities in sexual well-being through education, genuine connections, and systemic change, with a mission to empower individuals and bridge accessibility gaps.

Unpacking Sexuality: Bringing Unconscious Bias to the Forefront

This lesson is intended to provide interpreters and interpreting students with opportunities to examine and analyze sexuality issues, explore values/attitudes/beliefs about sexuality, identify situations where skills with sexuality interpreting would be useful, and apply what was learned to interpreting practice. Participants will also learn appropriate and efficient tools aimed at making them more comfortable with interpreting sexuality content. Consent is not applicable only in sexual relationships—it is also applicable in professional relationships between an interpreter and client.

Target Audience: Interpreters at all skill levels.

Educational Objectives:

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Carly Flagg

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Carly Flagg, MA, CI/CT, CPIC, ACC owns Hands at Heart Coaching, LLC, and has served as an interpreter educator for 23 years, working at four ITPs including Pima Community College and Columbia College Chicago. Carly has also completed graduate work in Counseling at Northern Illinois University and is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and Certified Professional Integration Coach, and holds ACC certification with the International Coaching Federation.

Carly recently became an endorsed PSCPI (Peer Support and Consultation Project for Interpreters) facilitator and is beginning the process to train as a Certified Nonviolent Communication educator. She offers life, career, and compassion fatigue coaching for service professionals from many backgrounds, including interpreters.

Developing A Mentoring Mindset

This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the Humble Inquiry and Motivational Mentoring approaches, and will present the Three-Tiered Feedback model. These frameworks support participants in developing a mentoring mindset and designing feedback that is skill-focussed, specific, and developmental for their own development and supporting both peers and students. Information will be introduced through short lectures, but participants will engage in practice, role play, and small and large group discussions. No experience mentoring is required. Participants will engage in peer feedback sessions and will also practice with videos of student work. Discussions will address peer and student mentoring, along with personal skill development, and collegiality.

Target Audience: Working interpreters, with or without mentoring experience.

Educational Objectives:

1. Explain the importance of curiosity and presence in a mentoring mindset.

2. Write Developmental Feedback and practice presenting the feedback in a mentoring relationship.

3. Develop Diagnostic Skills related to evaluating interpreting work.

4. Identify a progression of “building block” skills within the context of diagnostic feedback.

5. Practice formulating measurable and attainable goals

6. Discuss mentoring as a component of collegial relationships and professional engagement.

Unmasking Imposter Syndrome

Approximately 70% of people suffer impostor syndrome at one time or another. Many interpreters suffer from a lack of confidence. They avoid conflict, struggle with work-life balance, and don’t trust their own abilities. Research findings strongly relate the experience of Imposter Syndrome to gender, race, age,ethnic identity, and (for interpreters) relationship to the Deaf Community. This course will invite participants to investigate their experience of privilege, oppression, and their sense of belonging and authenticity in their work. Through course discussions, individual reflection, and group discussions, participants will develop tools for bringing life into balance, protecting themselves from work-related trauma, and approaching their work with greater joy. This highly interactive workshop will include both instructional presentations and small-group activities. Topics will include quieting the inner critic, values alignment, self-compassion practices, and more.

Target audience: Interpreters at all skill levels.

Educational Objectives:

1. Explain Impostor Syndrome as it applies to the work of interpreters.

2. Reference research that demonstrates the correlation between Imposter Syndrome and gender, race, ethnicity and age.

3. Reflect on the aspects of our identity and history that contribute to feelings of Imposter Syndrome.

4. Analyze the factors in our work that contribute to Imposter Syndrome.

5. Practice intervention strategies to reduce the impact of Imposter Syndrome.

6. Explore strategies for communicating needs and values with colleagues and consumers.

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